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Published on: 3/5/2008
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KINGSLEY - Mountain View School District Superintendent Andrew Chichura believes in safeguarding the environment, even if it initially may cost millions of dollars.
And that is why Chichura and the Mountain View board are exploring whether it would be feasible to power the district's schools with wind.
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"It developed from my own personal interest in going green," Chichura said.
Representatives from Johnson Controls, Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisc. gave a presentation about wind power on Feb. 25 during a school board meeting.
The board did not take action.
Chichura said that the next step for the board is to determine whether it wants to have wind resources around Mountain View measured.
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For instance, it may cost $2-$5 million for a wind turbine system, according to Chichura.
He added that the school district may borrow to pay for such a system.
Plus, Chichura said that the school district could receive additional savings by selling energy created by a wind turbine to a utility.
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And while possibly saving the school district money in the long run is appealing to Chichura that is not the only reason he supports wind power.
He also hopes that a wind turbine system will raise awareness and help the school district achieve energy independence.
"Having a wind turbine system would make people aware that there are alternative energy sources," Chichura said.